Hall of Stats
Elston Howard
- Position
- Catcher
- Years
- 1948–1968
- Next Ballot
- Elston Howard is next eligible for the Hall of Fame via the Classic Baseball Era Committee in 2025.
- Peak
- 31%
- Longevity
- 69%
Negro League MLEs by Eric Chalek
Due to the different opportunities presented to Black and Latino players before integration, the Hall Rating of these players does not accurately reflect their Hall of Fame cases. When possible, the Hall of Stats uses Eric Chalek’s Negro League MLEs to present an alternate Hall Rating for prominent early Black and Latino stars. Elston Howard has a 73 Hall Rating using these MLEs. The rest of the stats on this page come from real game data, not MLEs.
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Rankings by Hall Rating
- 695th All Time (Top 3.0%)
- 39th among Catchers
Franchise Contributions by Hall Rating
Career Statistics
| WAR | WAA | adjWAR | adjWAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| About the stats | |||
| 27.2 | 8.5 | 31.6 | 19.1 |
| Bat | Run | DP | Fld | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | -8 | -15 | 3 | 45 |
| Year | Team | WAA | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | KCM | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | NYY | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 1956 | NYY | -1.5 | -0.5 |
| 1957 | NYY | -2.0 | -0.8 |
| 1958 | NYY | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| 1959 | NYY | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1960 | NYY | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | NYY | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| 1962 | NYY | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| 1963 | NYY | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| 1964 | NYY | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| 1965 | NYY | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1966 | NYY | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 1967 | 2 teams | -2.5 | -1.3 |
| 1967 | NYY | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| 1967 | BOS | -1.3 | -0.8 |
| 1968 | BOS | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
|
1974
|
5.2% |
|
1975
|
6.4% |
|
1976
|
14.2% |
|
1977
|
11.2% |
|
1978
|
10.8% |
|
1979
|
6.9% |
|
1980
|
7.5% |
|
1981
|
20.7% |
|
1982
|
9.6% |
|
1983
|
8.6% |
|
1984
|
11.2% |
|
1985
|
13.7% |
|
1986
|
12.0% |
|
1987
|
10.7% |
|
1988
|
12.4% |
| Player (Hall Rating) | Similarity |
|---|---|
| Sherm Lollar (60) | 73 |
| Yunel Escobar (44) | 100 |
| Bill Doran (56) | 107 |
| Denis Menke (43) | 109 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo (56) | 111 |
| DJ LeMahieu (55) | 112 |
| Melvin Mora (48) | 116 |
| Salvador Perez (67) | 118 |
| Terry Steinbach (53) | 119 |
| Bill Bradley (70) | 119 |
| Cecil Travis (55) | 120 |
| Kyle Seager (64) | 123 |
| Brian Roberts (50) | 126 |
| Travis Fryman (58) | 127 |
| Walker Cooper (58) | 128 |
| Davey Johnson (44) | 129 |
| Manny Sanguillen (59) | 129 |
| Dave Henderson (52) | 131 |
| Javy Lopez (63) | 131 |
| Harry Steinfeldt (51) | 131 |